Women And The War

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 3, 4 January 1941, Page 4 (Supplement)

Women And The War

MORE waEtmsj ra done in London now than eveT before. One reason is thac T in raae German >rrath shotiid descend suddenly from tne ikies,, it ta easier to rnake for shelter wnsn already on tiie pavement. Another is that London, despite its scars, is infinitely more intexcstinsg. You may mias a lot in a b-oa. As, tor Eostarace,, the tattered lonian jack. atfckrri!? sturdily out α-i an incredible mrx-up of broken glass and scattered merchandise m ■what ■was once a arnail dealer's shop. "Alexandra Pasted Bf Panpfe are (nokias with dismay anon r.hrt broken *t*in«»4-;gias« window j nf oa<» o? LmwfVi-rT* f.imouri .■hmvhes attacked one niyivt rareiv"lt by }»~a;£i bonsiben*. Kviftrjone in r.hi> City la-vea cbe old «{vira'tt&. whioii, Ai'i'.oxTl'inT fi.o a surver made jj. 1'~32, "w*a bwilt 730 years ajjo, amitf h«»tw<»<vn 1M and I'W.'T tn« r*p*ii-.-i eiwr. STI.vSW." Th<* body nt the anivii»,nr. hijiMinjr was* fcaJcefl down in -jr.: the pVP'Wnr. fabric hmic lii irn<i-i»r tfw jraiftuiT.ows or Sir Chn.-rn-phflv Wwm. Tan pnw! of ii> be «a+s in t^!W : ftaa ».rw-iyi h*«u fa-aioiw. Tfter* wjw *S»o a «t of rMra«a pLiyincr "Tα.? f>id Jlranri;ri»j'St&"" an<f otli<»r nmn»a. EEarnW. a Efejni>»h !cLnx. a.n<l otfoer a.r« eai<i tn inSLVs fti»i»Ti bnrifMi in the WTwn .<t!r»T;i.n<ir3. of Efe-nrnAric p»a««rf by r pa; WarrFiv IMS, fi&« part'liutnwrai prt»*j»TS'pri fto bi»r an arMres* wEili'lk, a. iriwoctUMsr. "ra.n.-»" ha»a s pfea.*-fn-2 MxatnMt "o the :-j : dr--.-<vn,i.ry tawU oft mVi ytm.ru axo h<?: x.»*m tfee ci-mntry ta4 left and tJsat t<s wiieii ihxi had f.rrm-e. n Women Cam Do It "Th'm shelter raoif. be Gp»>t!*i in «iae of rajiti," riiaAi 4 natice otsjaida a. iarj* I->nii<2ng la Kbe West End. "Will joti TariiE-r.fMT *.•» maris&a.l and tafca a. key?" Tee work of shelter marshal is w-eli widfeio th« «©pe of women, esp«?i:Ta.lly tlio«e aft preaetrr. eewaidereii too old to undertake more aettre wartime jobs, hnn *&o-»<» ror.fiti^i Koc f.hatr r.hf» ro-r !af»rs artion. Th? fifst ffiTSji iri t.r, form into fwd*rly rfjrawrae-s, brimr them to atlottM »hff!•«•;• an 4 aee r.ja.t tfesy are a.j .-omforta.h!fi a.-* pr>*»rb-le. Tn-ft -srofk oc warrfens been co-o»wf<»raWy aimpftiierl *in/;e f.he btrtzL. hv f.h« riiiiftt pffi-ierw-y of the women who tc/FiiftteerM Ewag before she crre-fit rail ra.i made for tfeeir .•■β-rrire*. W acfßetM fo'nrin.rai". th**lr ttnmprons dratie* onr.-i/te, w-ir.lionr. havin? to worry about «hft comfort anri wderline»s or* the crwwfia already astablisfed in comparative safety.

from Out London Lady Correspondent Practical Canada sovn«i Erme stgo, iiAS'iaj jouied "Ii« band r.t p«»iiplii whii Icsftp utj with frienrfs m shi* Donsißioaa In order no 7T''". clittTH x f.nie piintiirs of Ufa in. Britain. E wrote r.o x famuy Ln Oiaaii;i. P,in«»r v m *i':i.i"j> (i"s»n l&<»t!. and I apflfei"i(»,i for writing on bor.ii «iA»e of ch<» sh«HT.s. Eh'otnpfly eami! the r»p!y r enx ;fnf.';M supply of diia aotapapiu - snitibiti for eorreaofmcii»T3< ¥ .p.. "If you doTi'r. "Bβ paner."* wrore my friend, ""'piirhaps you will jiva i'u to amnjftone La ne»»d of Lx. ,8 i'in«:e Lor.iLon smik r.an nKia <yr : \tir.r. o< San au" I h;i-j» safce-a o-ppoftn-Qir.iea :o *x.i.aiir:<» beoicaa In the snreew. Papi»r-*crap|>in!g» on. <o* bi-itii a' _ and bflilriii£3s s<?en: to Uave had Littie in -p'.n-.»;••»: Ijijt. air/aonxii rC feaa not prrjc«*<tT.<»ii r.b»» s'iaA* r.o u.ny sitent. toa set '■vhi.<-ii oa aiao u*»d &«a eertajaly keld r.oji»tiw>r the broken fnirmexiT.?, Pergonal eTtper->n<i» pcninv, h<-yw*irer. that the. b*st pret«tk» of all is to lea windi>-w? j *Kzhr.ly open day and trcrfct. In i discri«"t many tim-?-.-! b.imbi;d. wliere mo-r. ! other windioivi have he*n bfo-wni ewt ffar.4we!fcirs who hawa takem this preraat'.on il.ice kept e-'-rry pamt; mtaot. Mrs. Wiggi* Cabbage Palch sirace the "drs for rfetory" i*ampa.L2n. i-arted, E ha.ve witiied the ai:tiTitiea of a ejaxmrng little lady in. Blflomshary who ha.a sought to culti-rate a ttiiy plot of land ander the iltiiioTe- of aer own ra*a*iTe block of fiats. It most oaire been heart-bre*kißg work amoogst the *o.OT and grime of Loaxioii, bus *fie peTsenrered, axid tende-rly trained o*r scarlet rumie-r beams up lines off strings fastened to the wall. Slie amfi&sed in cift that the re#sfca she had aear-ved did not come ap to espectact&oes. The be*ns r?ow>r»4. Brit no amonnr. of, cnaiin? would r«.-*o*<ie t&em to do anything ewe. The Savoy Kafefeajes. too/ stnbborr.ly re-m.v-.t to form beatris. Bar. sh-e toM me the S'qtdi icate an d the ctcrly [ kale were doing fa.mom»[y. The o*rerETOOTins' trees seemed to enwrrrasw their growxh, and she was bokins forarard to quite a good supply of green staff after the winter fronts had tnea oti them. But the best laid of mice aad men j San? aft ajrtey. To-day I passed that ! tittle plot oftM more. Gone were all those eoDriftbimg (?ahba.sre<>. and fn their giace was a mera heap of rxtb-bie and broicen timber.